CDL Driver Grapple Garbage Truck - Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc.

Are you ready to take the wheel and drive change in your community? Coastal Waste & Recycling is on the lookout for dedicated Commercial Drivers to join our team and help us deliver top-notch waste disposal and recycling services to our region.

As a privately owned and locally operated company, we're deeply committed to serving the people and businesses within our community. Our core values—Safety, Integrity, and Customer Service—guide everything we do. We prioritize the safety of our employees, customers, and communities, uphold honesty and accountability in all our interactions, and strive to exceed expectations with our exceptional customer service.

The Grapple driver is responsible for transporting waste and mixed materials while operating a Grapple truck.

• Safely operate a Grapple truck along assigned routes to customers and disposal sites
• Safely deliver, transport and/or unload container with materials at designated locations/dump site
• Operate electronic devices to log/report information
• Communicate with dispatch personnel
• Report delays due to road conditions, accidents, or breakdowns to management
• Secure the container in place before departure and monitoring its safe distribution throughout the trip
• Keep truck and associated equipment, clean, safe and in good working order
• Perform truck and container inspections pre and post trip
• Service customer container needs
• Safely operate all vehicle controls for lifting and loading
• Safely operate compacters to dispose of material
• Follow all applicable traffic laws and regulations

To qualify for this role, candidates must meet the following criteria:

Required education and experience

• Valid Class B Commercial Drivers license
• Two years’ experience safely operating Grapple truck preferred 

Preferred education and experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Bilingual (Spanish or Creole)
• Waste industry experience 

Work environment and hours

• Shifts may vary Monday-Saturday
• 40+ hours a week
• Work sites with dust and debris